A Martinez man pointed a gun at Columbia County sheriff’s investigators Friday before he was shot in the arm, authorities said.

Terry Ronald Avery, 34, of the 1400 block of Collins Drive, will face drug charges when he is released from Georgia Regents Medical Center, where he was being treated Monday for injuries that were not considered life-threatening, according to Columbia County sheriff’s Capt. Steve Morris.

The following accounts were taken from Columbia County Sheriff’s Office incident reports.

Man wanted in Goodwill scam

The Columbia County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a man suspected of scamming Goodwill Industries’ thrift store on Washington Road.

The man attempted to pay for a pair of jeans costing $4.32 with a $100 bill on Friday shortly after 7 p.m. The suspect handed the cashier the bill plus 32 cents but took back the bill without the employee noticing.

The following accounts were taken from Columbia County Sheriff’s Office incident reports:

Man arrested for breaking door at hotel

A Martinez man who was arrested early Saturday is accused of breaking the doors of a hotel near Interstate 20.

Benjamin Davis Schlichter, 21, of Millhaven Road, was charged with second degree criminal damage to property and three counts of obstruction of a law enforcement officer. He was being held in the Columbia County Detention Center Monday on a $4,700 bond, according to jail records.

An apartment complex and retail developments are planned for a property near the Gateway near Grovetown.

Construction on Riverstone Apartments, as part of Mill Branch at the Gateway, is expected to begin before the end of September on a 39-acre piece of property across from the Walmart on Horizon South Parkway, according to Bobby Meybohm, a partner in the property and developer of commercial sites on an adjoining 41 acres.